AA. Reasons to keep coming back
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AA. Reasons to keep coming back
So i'm back onto the sober life. 6 Days in. Physically i've had a monstrous headache today...
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
(Wish i had heard that last Wednesday before i drank...Or AFTER i drank for that matter...I would have reached out. Done something...And my trip to the hospital could have been avoided.)
And this.
i) I am alcoholic and i can not manage my own life.
ii) That no human power will relieve my alcoholism.
ii) That God can relieve it if i allow him into my life.
There are wisdom in the rooms. I know this fact to be true.
Thank you.
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
(Wish i had heard that last Wednesday before i drank...Or AFTER i drank for that matter...I would have reached out. Done something...And my trip to the hospital could have been avoided.)
And this.
i) I am alcoholic and i can not manage my own life.
ii) That no human power will relieve my alcoholism.
ii) That God can relieve it if i allow him into my life.
There are wisdom in the rooms. I know this fact to be true.
Thank you.
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Sounds like some very good advice and very good principles to follow, glad you are moving ahead. I especially like point A. For so many years i was going to quit tomorrow, but tomorrow never came.
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Originally Posted by Findingtheway 
So i'm back onto the sober life. 6 Days in. Physically i've had a monstrous headache today...
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
Good work with the meetings, it's inspiring to many here
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Originally Posted by Findingtheway
So i'm back onto the sober life. 6 Days in. Physically i've had a monstrous headache today...
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
(Wish i had heard that last Wednesday before i drank...Or AFTER i drank for that matter...I would have reached out. Done something...And my trip to the hospital could have been avoided.)
And this.
i) I am alcoholic and i can not manage my own life.
ii) That no human power will relieve my alcoholism.
ii) That God can relieve it if i allow him into my life.
There are wisdom in the rooms. I know this fact to be true.
Thank you.
But anyways. Went to Noon AA meeting today. Heard 2 things
A) Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
(Wish i had heard that last Wednesday before i drank...Or AFTER i drank for that matter...I would have reached out. Done something...And my trip to the hospital could have been avoided.)
And this.
i) I am alcoholic and i can not manage my own life.
ii) That no human power will relieve my alcoholism.
ii) That God can relieve it if i allow him into my life.
There are wisdom in the rooms. I know this fact to be true.
Thank you.
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I heard that first one at my first AA meeting too! I didn't take it on board at all for a while but it's something I've been implementing recently with regards to looking for a new job, eating habits...it's a good way to live!
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Oh also with the headaches, I didn't have bad headaches this time with withdrawal, but one thing that has helped me a lot this time is juice. Aside from water, I'm drinking a huge fresh juice every morning. I don't know if it's just the extra hydration or the nutrients...but something is helping.
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Working the steps is seeking God.
"God could and would if he were sought" (not found)
Get busy and don't confuse sitting in meetings with taking steps.
Meetings are good, but no where in the big book or in the steps themselves does it say anything like "we sought God by going to as many meetings as we could possibly fit in to life and listened for pearls of wisdom to keep us sober"
Best of luck with your journey
"God could and would if he were sought" (not found)
Get busy and don't confuse sitting in meetings with taking steps.
Meetings are good, but no where in the big book or in the steps themselves does it say anything like "we sought God by going to as many meetings as we could possibly fit in to life and listened for pearls of wisdom to keep us sober"
Best of luck with your journey
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I hear you with the headaches as well, I've had a few doozies over the last week. I'm going to check out an AA meeting this weekend... I want to go be around other sober people! Have some face time with people who get what I'm going through.
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Originally Posted by Findingtheway
Do not do tomorrow what you can do TODAY for your recovery. Tomorrow may never come.
"What makes you think you will do tomorrow, what you cannot do today?".
You're closing in on a week. Nice work Findingtheway.
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Went to another meeting tonight. I've been going to many but haven't been working the steps...Because i'll be honest i don't know how to start.
A friend of mine at the meeting tonight asked...
A) How are you doing? (I said fine, OK as i usually do.)
B) That's good are you doing any step work? (Where i was HONEST and said no i haven't. BUT i also said the following. Can you help me with that?)
Honestly friends that TOOK alot. I want recovery. I don't want to drink. But i still have trouble asking for help. Even if it's what i totally need.
He's got 24 years of sobriety. He wants me to call him in the morning. And he's going to get me started on the steps.
I know this is a good thing! God to open up and ask for help in real life is so hard for me. Here on SR it seems easy. In real life i tense up so easily.
But it's done!
I'm reading pages 84-88 of the Big Book tonight and tomorrow morning. Then i'm calling him once i get to my job in the morning.
Today is a sober day. God helped me through it.Thanks for everything SR!
A friend of mine at the meeting tonight asked...
A) How are you doing? (I said fine, OK as i usually do.)
B) That's good are you doing any step work? (Where i was HONEST and said no i haven't. BUT i also said the following. Can you help me with that?)
Honestly friends that TOOK alot. I want recovery. I don't want to drink. But i still have trouble asking for help. Even if it's what i totally need.
He's got 24 years of sobriety. He wants me to call him in the morning. And he's going to get me started on the steps.
I know this is a good thing! God to open up and ask for help in real life is so hard for me. Here on SR it seems easy. In real life i tense up so easily.
But it's done!
I'm reading pages 84-88 of the Big Book tonight and tomorrow morning. Then i'm calling him once i get to my job in the morning.Today is a sober day. God helped me through it.Thanks for everything SR!
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